# kusiainen
## Finnish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkusiɑi̯nen/, [ˈkus̠iˌɑ̝i̯ne̞n]
* Rhymes: -ɑinen
* Hyphenation: ku‧si‧ai‧nen

### Etymology 1

Proto-Finnic *kuci- +‎ -iainen, from Proto-Uralic *kuńśe. Either from the same origin as kusi, or otherwise influenced by it. Related to Livvi kudžoi, Veps kužiaine, Komi-Permyak кодзувкот (kodźuvkot), Udmurt кузьыли (kuźyľi) and Hungarian hangya.

#### Noun

kusiainen
* (informal) common red ant (Myrmica rubra)
* (dialectal) ant

##### Declension

Possessive forms of kusiainen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kusiaiseni
kusiaiseni
accusative
nom.
kusiaiseni
kusiaiseni
gen.
kusiaiseni
genitive
kusiaiseni
kusiaisteni kusiaisieni
partitive
kusiaistani
kusiaisiani
inessive
kusiaisessani
kusiaisissani
elative
kusiaisestani
kusiaisistani
illative
kusiaiseeni
kusiaisiini
adessive
kusiaisellani
kusiaisillani
ablative
kusiaiseltani
kusiaisiltani
allative
kusiaiselleni
kusiaisilleni
essive
kusiaisenani
kusiaisinani
translative
kusiaisekseni
kusiaisikseni
abessive
kusiaisettani
kusiaisittani
instructive
comitative
—kusiaisineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kusiaisesi
kusiaisesi
accusative
nom.
kusiaisesi
kusiaisesi
gen.
kusiaisesi
genitive
kusiaisesi
kusiaistesi kusiaisiesi
partitive
kusiaistasi
kusiaisiasi
inessive
kusiaisessasi
kusiaisissasi
elative
kusiaisestasi
kusiaisistasi
illative
kusiaiseesi
kusiaisiisi
adessive
kusiaisellasi
kusiaisillasi
ablative
kusiaiseltasi
kusiaisiltasi
allative
kusiaisellesi
kusiaisillesi
essive
kusiaisenasi
kusiaisinasi
translative
kusiaiseksesi
kusiaisiksesi
abessive
kusiaisettasi
kusiaisittasi
instructive
comitative
—kusiaisinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kusiaisemme
kusiaisemme
accusative
nom.
kusiaisemme
kusiaisemme
gen.
kusiaisemme
genitive
kusiaisemme
kusiaistemme kusiaisiemme
partitive
kusiaistamme
kusiaisiamme
inessive
kusiaisessamme
kusiaisissamme
elative
kusiaisestamme
kusiaisistamme
illative
kusiaiseemme
kusiaisiimme
adessive
kusiaisellamme
kusiaisillamme
ablative
kusiaiseltamme
kusiaisiltamme
allative
kusiaisellemme
kusiaisillemme
essive
kusiaisenamme
kusiaisinamme
translative
kusiaiseksemme
kusiaisiksemme
abessive
kusiaisettamme
kusiaisittamme
instructive
comitative
—kusiaisinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kusiaisenne
kusiaisenne
accusative
nom.
kusiaisenne
kusiaisenne
gen.
kusiaisenne
genitive
kusiaisenne
kusiaistenne kusiaisienne
partitive
kusiaistanne
kusiaisianne
inessive
kusiaisessanne
kusiaisissanne
elative
kusiaisestanne
kusiaisistanne
illative
kusiaiseenne
kusiaisiinne
adessive
kusiaisellanne
kusiaisillanne
ablative
kusiaiseltanne
kusiaisiltanne
allative
kusiaisellenne
kusiaisillenne
essive
kusiaisenanne
kusiaisinanne
translative
kusiaiseksenne
kusiaisiksenne
abessive
kusiaisettanne
kusiaisittanne
instructive
comitative
—kusiaisinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kusiaisensa
kusiaisensa
accusative
nom.
kusiaisensa
kusiaisensa
gen.
kusiaisensa
genitive
kusiaisensa
kusiaistensa kusiaisiensa
partitive
kusiaistaan kusiaistansa
kusiaisiaan kusiaisiansa
inessive
kusiaisessaan kusiaisessansa
kusiaisissaan kusiaisissansa
elative
kusiaisestaan kusiaisestansa
kusiaisistaan kusiaisistansa
illative
kusiaiseensa
kusiaisiinsa
adessive
kusiaisellaan kusiaisellansa
kusiaisillaan kusiaisillansa
ablative
kusiaiseltaan kusiaiseltansa
kusiaisiltaan kusiaisiltansa
allative
kusiaiselleen kusiaisellensa
kusiaisilleen kusiaisillensa
essive
kusiaisenaan kusiaisenansa
kusiaisinaan kusiaisinansa
translative
kusiaisekseen kusiaiseksensa
kusiaisikseen kusiaisiksensa
abessive
kusiaisettaan kusiaisettansa
kusiaisittaan kusiaisittansa
instructive
comitative
—kusiaisineen kusiaisinensa :

##### Synonyms

* (common red ant): siloviholainen
* (ant): muurahainen

##### Derived terms

* kusiaispesä

#### Further reading

* “kusiainen”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-01

### Etymology 2

From kuusisataa (“six hundred”) > kuusisatanen > kusiainen via phonetic similarity (to kusiainen, etymology 1) and for pejorative effect.

#### Noun

kusiainen (informal)
* (nickname) Fiat 600, a small Italian car manufactured from 1955 to 1969

##### Declension

Possessive forms of kusiainen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kusiaiseni
kusiaiseni
accusative
nom.
kusiaiseni
kusiaiseni
gen.
kusiaiseni
genitive
kusiaiseni
kusiaisteni kusiaisieni
partitive
kusiaistani
kusiaisiani
inessive
kusiaisessani
kusiaisissani
elative
kusiaisestani
kusiaisistani
illative
kusiaiseeni
kusiaisiini
adessive
kusiaisellani
kusiaisillani
ablative
kusiaiseltani
kusiaisiltani
allative
kusiaiselleni
kusiaisilleni
essive
kusiaisenani
kusiaisinani
translative
kusiaisekseni
kusiaisikseni
abessive
kusiaisettani
kusiaisittani
instructive
comitative
—kusiaisineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kusiaisesi
kusiaisesi
accusative
nom.
kusiaisesi
kusiaisesi
gen.
kusiaisesi
genitive
kusiaisesi
kusiaistesi kusiaisiesi
partitive
kusiaistasi
kusiaisiasi
inessive
kusiaisessasi
kusiaisissasi
elative
kusiaisestasi
kusiaisistasi
illative
kusiaiseesi
kusiaisiisi
adessive
kusiaisellasi
kusiaisillasi
ablative
kusiaiseltasi
kusiaisiltasi
allative
kusiaisellesi
kusiaisillesi
essive
kusiaisenasi
kusiaisinasi
translative
kusiaiseksesi
kusiaisiksesi
abessive
kusiaisettasi
kusiaisittasi
instructive
comitative
—kusiaisinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kusiaisemme
kusiaisemme
accusative
nom.
kusiaisemme
kusiaisemme
gen.
kusiaisemme
genitive
kusiaisemme
kusiaistemme kusiaisiemme
partitive
kusiaistamme
kusiaisiamme
inessive
kusiaisessamme
kusiaisissamme
elative
kusiaisestamme
kusiaisistamme
illative
kusiaiseemme
kusiaisiimme
adessive
kusiaisellamme
kusiaisillamme
ablative
kusiaiseltamme
kusiaisiltamme
allative
kusiaisellemme
kusiaisillemme
essive
kusiaisenamme
kusiaisinamme
translative
kusiaiseksemme
kusiaisiksemme
abessive
kusiaisettamme
kusiaisittamme
instructive
comitative
—kusiaisinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kusiaisenne
kusiaisenne
accusative
nom.
kusiaisenne
kusiaisenne
gen.
kusiaisenne
genitive
kusiaisenne
kusiaistenne kusiaisienne
partitive
kusiaistanne
kusiaisianne
inessive
kusiaisessanne
kusiaisissanne
elative
kusiaisestanne
kusiaisistanne
illative
kusiaiseenne
kusiaisiinne
adessive
kusiaisellanne
kusiaisillanne
ablative
kusiaiseltanne
kusiaisiltanne
allative
kusiaisellenne
kusiaisillenne
essive
kusiaisenanne
kusiaisinanne
translative
kusiaiseksenne
kusiaisiksenne
abessive
kusiaisettanne
kusiaisittanne
instructive
comitative
—kusiaisinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kusiaisensa
kusiaisensa
accusative
nom.
kusiaisensa
kusiaisensa
gen.
kusiaisensa
genitive
kusiaisensa
kusiaistensa kusiaisiensa
partitive
kusiaistaan kusiaistansa
kusiaisiaan kusiaisiansa
inessive
kusiaisessaan kusiaisessansa
kusiaisissaan kusiaisissansa
elative
kusiaisestaan kusiaisestansa
kusiaisistaan kusiaisistansa
illative
kusiaiseensa
kusiaisiinsa
adessive
kusiaisellaan kusiaisellansa
kusiaisillaan kusiaisillansa
ablative
kusiaiseltaan kusiaiseltansa
kusiaisiltaan kusiaisiltansa
allative
kusiaiselleen kusiaisellensa
kusiaisilleen kusiaisillensa
essive
kusiaisenaan kusiaisenansa
kusiaisinaan kusiaisinansa
translative
kusiaisekseen kusiaiseksensa
kusiaisikseen kusiaisiksensa
abessive
kusiaisettaan kusiaisettansa
kusiaisittaan kusiaisittansa
instructive
comitative
—kusiaisineen kusiaisinensa :

##### Synonyms

* kuoppatutka
* pompannappi

### Anagrams

* niiauksen